RAW Compliance Awards 2021
Results Announcement
RAW Compliance Awards are held each year to recognise the people and organisations that have made a difference and impact in the community including helping to shape the industry ecosystem and maintaining the highest level of compliance standards through an ever changing and complex regulatory landscape.
Group 1: Individuals
Group 1: Individuals
This category recognises the day to day compliance officers who have gone over and beyond in commitment to the business and their teams.
This category recognises the day to day compliance officers who have gone over and beyond in commitment to the business and their teams.
Newcomer of the Year
Sana Buchoo - Sayfoo is a Senior Compliance Officer at Trident Trust Company (UAE) Limited and throughout her career she has always been an integral part of her team and departments. [Read more here]
Sana Buchoo - Sayfoo is a Senior Compliance Officer at Trident Trust Company (UAE) Limited and throughout her career she has always been an integral part of her team and departments. [Read more here]
Rising Star of the Year
Ricardo Andrés Palacio Garcés is the Deputy Compliance Officer at Banco de la Producción S.A. Produbanco, and the youngest to achieve this position in the financial system in Ecuador. [Read more here]
Ricardo Andrés Palacio Garcés is the Deputy Compliance Officer at Banco de la Producción S.A. Produbanco, and the youngest to achieve this position in the financial system in Ecuador. [Read more here]
One to Watch
Rashada strives to gain insight and add value to spaces she is a part of, and is passionate about influencing the right compliance culture and encouraging knowledge and experience sharing. [Read more here]
Rashada strives to gain insight and add value to spaces she is a part of, and is passionate about influencing the right compliance culture and encouraging knowledge and experience sharing. [Read more here]
Compliance Officer of the Year
Kelvin Toh is the Head of Sanctions and Transaction Monitoring at HSBC Singapore. He oversees compliance of HSBC's Global Sanctions Policy plus all required local country level sanctions regulations, and provides country level sanctions subject matter expertise to support the Business. He also implements and administers country level policies, projects and risk assessments as required by the group's transaction monitoring framework, and provides risk stewardship to the first line of defense on transaction monitoring activities and issues. [Read more here]
Kelvin Toh is the Head of Sanctions and Transaction Monitoring at HSBC Singapore. He oversees compliance of HSBC's Global Sanctions Policy plus all required local country level sanctions regulations, and provides country level sanctions subject matter expertise to support the Business. He also implements and administers country level policies, projects and risk assessments as required by the group's transaction monitoring framework, and provides risk stewardship to the first line of defense on transaction monitoring activities and issues. [Read more here]
Compliance Influencer of the Year
Frans Wiwanto is the Head of Compliance for Flywire in the Asia Pacific region. Over the past year he has continued to focus on the education, healthcare, travel, and B2B sectors and helped clients undergo their own digital transformation. [Read more here]
Frans Wiwanto is the Head of Compliance for Flywire in the Asia Pacific region. Over the past year he has continued to focus on the education, healthcare, travel, and B2B sectors and helped clients undergo their own digital transformation. [Read more here]
Compliance Mentor of the Year
Nur Fazlim Mohd Kunju is a Director at KPMG Malaysia. With a passion for teaching, she believes that educating the future generation of Compliance and Risk officers is key in combatting financial crime, especially in the Fin-Tech sphere. [Read more here]
Nur Fazlim Mohd Kunju is a Director at KPMG Malaysia. With a passion for teaching, she believes that educating the future generation of Compliance and Risk officers is key in combatting financial crime, especially in the Fin-Tech sphere. [Read more here]
Impactful Change in Industry
Malcolm Wright is the Chair of the Advisory Council at Global Digital Finance, an industry-led initiative in setting codes of conduct and best practices for the crypto-asset industry, as well as Chief Compliance Officer in the virtual asset industry. In his role at GDF he has led industry discussions with the FATF around virtual asset regulation, as well has having co-founded and co-led the body that created the IVMS101 data standard that is now the defacto data format for VASPs looking to meet their travel rule (wire transfer) obligations. [Read more here]
Malcolm Wright is the Chair of the Advisory Council at Global Digital Finance, an industry-led initiative in setting codes of conduct and best practices for the crypto-asset industry, as well as Chief Compliance Officer in the virtual asset industry. In his role at GDF he has led industry discussions with the FATF around virtual asset regulation, as well has having co-founded and co-led the body that created the IVMS101 data standard that is now the defacto data format for VASPs looking to meet their travel rule (wire transfer) obligations. [Read more here]
Diversity Award
Lisa Fine & Mary Shirley have been named the winners of the 'Diversity Award' for their book 'Sending the Elevator Back Down: What we Learned from Great Women in Compliance'. The book fights against toxic work cultures and encourages space and support for everyone. [Read more here]
Lisa Fine & Mary Shirley have been named the winners of the 'Diversity Award' for their book 'Sending the Elevator Back Down: What we Learned from Great Women in Compliance'. The book fights against toxic work cultures and encourages space and support for everyone. [Read more here]
Lifetime Achievement Award (Excellency in Compliance Community)
Eric Young's 40 year industry experience has provided him with the platform to energize public opinion, regulatory policy and enforcement. He is a frequent speaker/author, and been featured in the American Banker, Wall Street Journal and Reuters and is currently teaching Corporate Compliance at the Fordham University School of Law in New York City. [Read more here]
Eric Young's 40 year industry experience has provided him with the platform to energize public opinion, regulatory policy and enforcement. He is a frequent speaker/author, and been featured in the American Banker, Wall Street Journal and Reuters and is currently teaching Corporate Compliance at the Fordham University School of Law in New York City. [Read more here]
Group 2: Firms/Vendors
Group 2: Firms/Vendors
This category recognises entities who are supporting the industry with innovative solutions and helping us future proof risk controls
This category recognises entities who are supporting the industry with innovative solutions and helping us future proof risk controls
Regulation News Provider of the Year
Regulation Asia tracks and analyses financial regulation across Asia to keep readers informed on the changes and their impacts.
Regulation Asia tracks and analyses financial regulation across Asia to keep readers informed on the changes and their impacts.
Compliance Firm of the Year – Trainings
Virtual Risk Solutions- VRS provides a comprehensive and unique range of trainings. They cover everything from AML to modern day slavery and so much more! They deliver unique training, using different methods, and tailoring it to your needs (streamlined to the business line and regulatory requirement). They provide interactive and engaging training by incorporating not only regulatory requirements but also case studies allowing participants to incorporate and realise the requirements in their BAU interactions and business processes. [Read more here]
Virtual Risk Solutions- VRS provides a comprehensive and unique range of trainings. They cover everything from AML to modern day slavery and so much more! They deliver unique training, using different methods, and tailoring it to your needs (streamlined to the business line and regulatory requirement). They provide interactive and engaging training by incorporating not only regulatory requirements but also case studies allowing participants to incorporate and realise the requirements in their BAU interactions and business processes. [Read more here]
Compliance Firm of the Year – Crypto
Merkle Science's impressive suite of blockchain transaction monitoring solutions makes it easy to support organisations efforts to comply with the latest AML/CFT regulations, and provides real time results that are of great value add for digital asset businesses.
Merkle Science's impressive suite of blockchain transaction monitoring solutions makes it easy to support organisations efforts to comply with the latest AML/CFT regulations, and provides real time results that are of great value add for digital asset businesses.
Compliance Firm of the Year – KYC
Chekk is recognised for helping Financial Institutions and businesses to onboard their business customers faster and to transform a manual compliance process into an automated and optimized journey for both the bank and its customers. [Read more here]
Chekk is recognised for helping Financial Institutions and businesses to onboard their business customers faster and to transform a manual compliance process into an automated and optimized journey for both the bank and its customers. [Read more here]
Compliance Firm of the Year – Advisory and Remediation
Protiviti is recognised for helping clients develop, implement and maintain effective regulatory compliance programmes that maximise the benefits of their investment and protect their reputations. [Read more here]
Protiviti is recognised for helping clients develop, implement and maintain effective regulatory compliance programmes that maximise the benefits of their investment and protect their reputations. [Read more here]
Compliance Firm of the Year – Licensing and Approvals
Compliance Asia provides independent, unbiased advice regarding financial industry legislation and regulations to institutional clients including asset managers, hedge funds, private equity funds, family offices, broker-dealers, insurers, wealth managers and investment banks. They go beyond just advising firms on licensing matters, but also provide training for compliance staff, and helps clients enhance governance, internal controls, and risk management.
Compliance Asia provides independent, unbiased advice regarding financial industry legislation and regulations to institutional clients including asset managers, hedge funds, private equity funds, family offices, broker-dealers, insurers, wealth managers and investment banks. They go beyond just advising firms on licensing matters, but also provide training for compliance staff, and helps clients enhance governance, internal controls, and risk management.
Compliance Firm of the Year – Transaction Monitoring
Napier build cutting-edge compliance technology to help companies in any sector comply with anti-money laundering regulations, detect suspicious transactions, screen potential customer & business partners, and help analysts predict customer behaviour. [Read more here]
Napier build cutting-edge compliance technology to help companies in any sector comply with anti-money laundering regulations, detect suspicious transactions, screen potential customer & business partners, and help analysts predict customer behaviour. [Read more here]
Compliance Firm of the Year – Paying it Forward
TCAE is an institution focused on serving the global community of passionate, curious and dedicated professionals in Regulatory Compliance, Financial Crime Compliance and Emerging Technologies, by providing industry-leading interactive training, events and a platform for networking with industry professionals all over the world.
TCAE is an institution focused on serving the global community of passionate, curious and dedicated professionals in Regulatory Compliance, Financial Crime Compliance and Emerging Technologies, by providing industry-leading interactive training, events and a platform for networking with industry professionals all over the world.
Group 3: In House Teams
Group 3: In House Teams
This category recognises the compliance teams leading by example in the industry by working cohesively and displaying a strong culture.
This category recognises the compliance teams leading by example in the industry by working cohesively and displaying a strong culture.
KYC Team of the Year
Visa Compliance Team Singapore has provided outstanding customer services and clearly explain the need for KYC requirements to clients in order to alleviate concerns.
Visa Compliance Team Singapore has provided outstanding customer services and clearly explain the need for KYC requirements to clients in order to alleviate concerns.
Financial Crime Compliance Team of the Year
The HSBC Financial Crime Compliance Team continues to be a role model to market participants in building compliance framework, and fighting financial crime.
The HSBC Financial Crime Compliance Team continues to be a role model to market participants in building compliance framework, and fighting financial crime.
Compliance Training Program of the Year
ACFCS training embraces the need for training with a broader focus. The training covers a robust AML training program in addition to addressing cyber-crimes, fraud, bribery, corruption, tax evasion, sanctions, terrorist financing, compliance programs, asset recovery, crypto crimes, and investigations.
ACFCS training embraces the need for training with a broader focus. The training covers a robust AML training program in addition to addressing cyber-crimes, fraud, bribery, corruption, tax evasion, sanctions, terrorist financing, compliance programs, asset recovery, crypto crimes, and investigations.
Group 4: Projects and Programmes
Group 4: Projects and Programmes
This category recognises the Projects and Programs which are positively driving and developing the skill sets and risk control frameworks
This category recognises the Projects and Programs which are positively driving and developing the skill sets and risk control frameworks
RegTech Innovation and Adoption Project of the Year
TRM Labs provide blockchain intelligence solutions, by blending blockchain data with advanced analytics, to help financial institutions and governments detect, monitor and investigate fraud, money laundering, and financial crime within digital asset transactions and streamline compliance.
TRM Labs provide blockchain intelligence solutions, by blending blockchain data with advanced analytics, to help financial institutions and governments detect, monitor and investigate fraud, money laundering, and financial crime within digital asset transactions and streamline compliance.
Compliance Event of the Year
AML Intelligence's Women in FinCrime event brought together women leaders in the Compliance and Anti-Financial Crime space to share ideas, network and provide leadership as well as mentorship to the tens of thousands of women worldwide working in the sector. [Read more here]
AML Intelligence's Women in FinCrime event brought together women leaders in the Compliance and Anti-Financial Crime space to share ideas, network and provide leadership as well as mentorship to the tens of thousands of women worldwide working in the sector. [Read more here]
Compliance Podcast of the Year
The Dark Money Files is recognised for its podcast which explains to a non-technical audience how "Dark Money" (e.g. money laundering, corruption, bribery, tax evasion) enters the financial system and infects everything it touches. [Read more here]
The Dark Money Files is recognised for its podcast which explains to a non-technical audience how "Dark Money" (e.g. money laundering, corruption, bribery, tax evasion) enters the financial system and infects everything it touches. [Read more here]